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Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> March 3 1995 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> CONTA T: Michael Robert, Head Gardener, 687-5324 (503) 687-5262 <br /> From Pu lic Information Section, 465-2739 <br /> FOR DIATE RELEASE: <br /> PUBLIC GARDENS OFFER FREE SPRING TOURS <br /> F guided tours of two of Eugene's internationally known public gardens, the <br /> Hendric Park Rhododendron Garden and the Owen Rose Garden, will be offered this <br /> spring. <br /> Jo n the Hendricks Park gardeners and docents every Sunday afternoon beginning <br /> April 9 a d running through May 21 for tours of the rhododendron garden during the peak <br /> blooming season. Tour guides will identify plants, offer historical information about <br /> Hendrick Park, and answer gardening questions. Tours begin at 1 p. m. under the covered <br /> picnic sh lter. <br /> H ndricks Park is located on the eastern edge of Eugene's south hills ridgeline forest. <br /> The 77-a re park contains an internationally recognized rhododendron garden, 300-year-old <br /> fir trees, and several hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the University of <br /> Oregon, nd the city of Eugene. Founded in 1951 through the joint efforts of the American <br /> Rhodode dron Society and the Eugene Parks Department, the 8-acre garden displays more <br /> <br /> ',I than 3, rhododendrons and azaleas. The park is accessible by car, bicycle, or bus. <br /> Follow alnut Street to Fairmount Boulevard, then east on Summit Avenue. Or take the #27 <br /> Fairmou t bus to the Summit Avenue stop and walk up the pathway along Summit. To <br /> arrange r private tours of the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden, call 687-5324. <br /> 1 <br /> <br />